Monitoring the Session

HB 1771

bill barring pharmacists from overriding the prescriber

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Alan SchoolcraftRHouse 44

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the practice of pharmacy and the refusal to dispense prescriptions.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Off-label is not a valid reason to refuse a prescription.

The bill adds a rule to the state pharmacy law that bars a pharmacist from putting his or her own judgment in place of the prescribing doctor's medical judgment. It tells pharmacists that a prescription written for an off-label use is not a valid reason to refuse to fill it. Pharmacists in Texas would lose off-label use as a ground to turn away a prescription, starting immediately with a two-thirds vote or September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 146 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 146 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 8, 2025 and referred to the House Public Health committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1771 · 2025-01-08

SOLD BY

Rep. Alan SchoolcraftRHouse 44

ITEM

relating to the practice of pharmacy and the refusal to dispense prescriptions.

WHAT IT DOES

Off-label is not a valid reason to refuse a prescription.

The bill adds a rule to the state pharmacy law that bars a pharmacist from putting his or her own judgment in place of the prescribing doctor's medical judgment. It tells pharmacists that a prescription written for an off-label use is not a valid reason to refuse to fill it. Pharmacists in Texas would lose off-label use as a ground to turn away a prescription, starting immediately with a two-thirds vote or September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Public Health
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Alan Schoolcraft

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$55KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$13KDustin Burrows Campaign$10K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$55,250.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$55,250.00

Cash
$55,000.00
Paid by others
$250.00
Total
$55,250.00
fundraiser $250.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 30, 2024 to Dec 17, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100986880, 101012418, 101032822.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$12,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$12,500.00

Cash
$12,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$12,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to Aug 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100986880, 101068954.

Dustin Burrows Campaign$10,000.00

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Feb 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101041197.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$55,250.00

Cash
$55,000.00
Paid by others
$250.00
Total
$55,250.00
fundraiser $250.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 30, 2024 to Dec 17, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100986880, 101012418, 101032822.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$12,500.00

Cash
$12,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$12,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 27, 2024 to Aug 21, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100986880, 101068954.

×

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Feb 10, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101041197.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 8, 2025

03/14/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Public Health · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations

MEDICINE & PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

PHARMACIES & PHARMACISTS

Text

The text as introduced · 146 words

By: Schoolcraft
H.B. No. 1771

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the practice of pharmacy and the refusal to dispense

prescriptions.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 562, Occupations Code, is amended by

adding Section 562.058 to read as follows:

562.058 REFUSAL TO DISPENSE A PRESCRIPTION

A pharmacist may not substitute his or her personal judgment for

the prescribing physician's medical judgment. The fact that a

prescription is being made for an off-label purpose is not a valid

basis to refuse to dispense a prescription.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.